Congressional and state legislative redistricting may have grabbed the headlines this year, but Colorado’s powerful county commissions will also need to overhaul their districts after a decade of big population growth. County commissioners are required to reassess their districts after the once-a-decade U.S. census to make sure they are close to equal in population. Nearly […]
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Colorado legislative maps get final approval from state Supreme Court
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday unanimously approved new state Senate and House maps, the final hurdle the redistricting plans needed to clear before being adopted ahead of the 2022 election. The Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission followed the Colorado Constitution’s requirements for redistricting and didn’t abuse its authority in deciding how to apply them, Justice […]
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Despite Colorado’s new redistricting process being independent, there was still plenty of political influence
A Republican state lawmaker worried about being drawn out of his district gave party activists talking points on how he would shape new legislative maps. At a public hearing in Durango, a number of current and former La Plata County Democratic Party officers testified before Colorado’s independent congressional and legislative redistricting commissions but didn’t mention […]
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Nicolais: Colorado won with new redistricting commissions
Three years ago, Colorado voters approved the first major overhaul to the decennial redistricting process — redrawing congressional and legislative district boundaries — in a half century. With the new maps submitted to the state Supreme Court for review, it is apparent that Coloradans made the right choice. More than the maps themselves, the process […]
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Here are the legal challenges to Colorado’s new legislative maps
To clear the final hurdle in Colorado’s once-a-decade redistricting process, the new state House and Senate maps will need to overcome legal objections that they improperly split up cities like Lakewood and Greeley, and don’t create enough competitive districts. Those objections were raised by five groups ahead of a Friday noon deadline, and represent about […]
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Democrats poised to maintain their Colorado Senate edge under new map adopted by redistricting commission
Colorado’s Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission adopted a new state Senate map Tuesday night after the panel pushed past an impasse by making last-minute changes to district boundaries ahead of a self-imposed midnight deadline. The 12-member commission voted unanimously to advance the proposal to the Colorado Supreme Court for final review. The map would give Democrats […]
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Redistricting commission advances new Colorado House map to state Supreme Court for final approval
Democrats would likely maintain control of the Colorado House under a new map of the chamber’s 65 districts headed to the state Supreme Court for final review. The Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission voted 11-1 Monday night to approve the map, with Commissioner Gary Horvath, a Democrat from Broomfield, casting the lone “no” vote. The Colorado […]
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Remapping 2021 | New Colorado legislative maps must be approved this week
The 12 members of Colorado’s Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission still have a lot of big decisions to make before their self-imposed deadline to send maps to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. Commissioners met for more than 12 hours over the weekend and narrowed down the state Senate maps they will vote on Monday for […]
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Legal challenges pour in as Colorado Supreme Court is set to review new congressional map
Latino advocacy groups, Colorado Common Cause and national Democratic groups are objecting to a new Colorado U.S. House map on the grounds that it would unconstitutionally dilute the influence of the state’s Latino residents, according to documents filed with the Supreme Court Friday. “The Latino community in Colorado has been growing quickly, and the new […]
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Latest Colorado legislative draft maps, which would likely leave Democrats in control, could become the final versions
Democrats would be favored to keep control of both the Colorado Senate and House under new draft maps of the state’s legislative districts released Tuesday afternoon. The maps, drawn by nonpartisan staff, could be sent to the Colorado Supreme Court for final approval and adoption if the Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission can’t find consensus next […]